BLOG TOUR: LATE NIGHT TALKING by Leslie Schnur
It's blog tour time again here at mommy writer! :-) This time I am tickled pink to promote a fiction book too (thanks to the wonderful women over at MotherTalk who keep asking me to participate in these things)! Being a fiction writer myself, I'm keen on helping promote authors of the same flavor to the public. Hell, I started as an avid reader before I became the writer I am today!Anyway, that aside, this week's blog tour is for LATE NIGHT TALKING by Leslie Schnur. And let me tell you, Leslie has a story to tell about her venture into authorship (did you know she worked her way up the editorial chain of command from copywriter to editorial director? Really.) It is an amazing tale of events that can be heard...err read from Leslie herself. Check it out here.
But the real goods of the goods is the book itself. And boy is it a fun! I've never worked in radio or broadcasting... but hell if I wouldn't consider the career now. Even if it was midnight shift and on AM radio like Jeannie Sterling, the main character of this fun, fast paced novel that had my nightstand prime spot for about two evenings (I read fast. I've told/warned you). But it isn't just my superficial fascination with all careers revolving around entertainment that kept my nose in this book. It is more the peek inside Jeannie's head. The emotions are real. The thoughts honest. And i just couldn't help but relate to Jeannie. It's like her conscious is another character in the book--which is just fabulous. Because God knows, that little voice that talks to me in my head could write its own book someday. I am sure of it.
Anyway, the book covers everything from family relationships, death of a parent, childhood, love, work/career, and pet peeves (and let me tell you, this is the funniest part of the book). As outlandish and Jeannie appears on the outside, she's human. And that makes the book a definite read.
Please check out Leslie's website. It is fabulously fun--not to mention a draw to buy Leslie's other book THE DOG WATCHER. Her voice is slobbered all over the web site (yes, that is a reference to her love of her dogs). And you can't help but keep rooting for her to become a success with her writing.
And of course, go buy LATE NIGHT TALKING. It will keep you up all night reading (for your convenience, Amazon link here).
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